April 12, 2008

2008 River Landing Intercollegiate - Day 2

WALLACE, N.C. - The Navy golf team shot a 21-over par 309 in the second round of the River Landing Intercollegiate on Saturday, moving up a spot from 15th to 14th. The Mids own a two-day mark of 36-over par (612), sitting just four strokes behind 13th-place Houston and a stroke ahead of Liberty. Nationally-ranked programs NC State and Duke share the lead as the two programs are 2-under with a 574. The host Wolfpack was a major mover in the second round jumping from fifth to a share of the lead after posting the low round of the day with a 2-under par 286.

After sharing the lead after the first 18 holes, Wake Forest's Webb Simpson, an All-American, took sole possession of the individual lead by shooting par on Saturday. He is atop the lead board with a 5-under par 139, just a stroke ahead of NC State's Kent Copeland and Michael Schachner of Duke.

Navy team captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) fell from 32nd to 50th after turning in a 5-over par 77 Saturday for a two-day total of 151 (+7). Classmate Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) trails by a stroke in 52nd with an 8-over par 152. Junior John Montemayor (Montclair, Va.) has put together consecutive rounds of 77 to fall in at 64th with a 10-over par 154, while freshmen Josh Ziska (Camarillo, Calif.) (155, +11) and Ben Hayes (Carmichael, Calif.) (157, +13) round out the lineup in 68th and 73rd, respectively.

The three-day 54-hole tournament that features five top-50 programs concludes on Sunday with the final 18 holes beginning at 7:30 am on the 1st and 10th holes.

Team Scores: T1. NC State (288-286=574, -2), T1. Duke (284-290=574, -2), 3. Wake Forest (287-294=581, +5), 4. Memphis (292-290=522, +6), 5. Florida State (284-299=583, +7), 6. East Carolina 294-298=592, +16), T7. Maryland (286-307=593, +17), T7. Kansas (299-294=593, +17), 9. North Carolina (297-297=594, +18), 10. Virginia (298-299=597, +21), 11. Tulsa (296-302=598, +22), 12. Rice (300-299=599, +23), 13. Houston 299-309=608, +32), 14. Navy (303-309=612, +36), 15. Liberty (300-313=613, +37).

The Midshipmen: T50. Chris Renninger (74-77=151, +7), T52. Erich Schoen (75-77=152, +8), T64. John Montemayor (77-77=154, +10), T68. Josh Ziska (77-78=155, +11), T73. Ben Hayes (79-78=157, +13).